AGRONOMY FINAL REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS 2025/2026
UPDATED BEST GRADED A+ FOR PASS
Apical vs lateral buds
Bud: outgrowth on a plant stem. A meristematic apex.
("clump of undifferentiated cells")
Apical or (terminal) bud:
The very top bud.
produces auxin (IAA) that inhibits growth of lateral us on
the stem
Axillary or (lateral) bud:
On the sides
a bud that grows from the axil of a leaf and may develop
into a branch or flower cluster
Number of American farms vs size of farms
Number of farms - decreasing
Size of farms - increasing
50% small farms (hobby farms)
- >100 acres
,AGRONOMY FINAL REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS 2025/2026
UPDATED BEST GRADED A+ FOR PASS
- >$10,000 in annual sales
- Dependent on off farm income
4% large farms
- 2,500 acres
-<500,000 in annual sales
- Account for half of total agricultural production
- higher profit margin
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
s a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining
biological, cultural, physical and chemical tools in a way
that minimizes economic, health and environmental risks.
IPM programs use 5 basic methods to control a pest
problem:
* biological
* cultural
* mechanical / physical
, AGRONOMY FINAL REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS 2025/2026
UPDATED BEST GRADED A+ FOR PASS
* chemical
* genetic
Stoma
any of the minute pores in the epidermis of the leaf or
stem of a plant, forming a slit of variable width that
allows movement of gases in and out of the intercellular
spaces.
Why was 1862 an important year (what 3 things were
established that year)
-Homestead Act: a special act of Congress that made
public lands in the West available to settlers without
payment, usually in lots of 160 acres, to be used as farms
-USDA: United States Department of Agriculture; any
place which $1000 or more of agriculture products are
sold annually
-Morrill Act: an act of Congress granting each state
30,000 acres of land for each member it had in Congress,
100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS 2025/2026
UPDATED BEST GRADED A+ FOR PASS
Apical vs lateral buds
Bud: outgrowth on a plant stem. A meristematic apex.
("clump of undifferentiated cells")
Apical or (terminal) bud:
The very top bud.
produces auxin (IAA) that inhibits growth of lateral us on
the stem
Axillary or (lateral) bud:
On the sides
a bud that grows from the axil of a leaf and may develop
into a branch or flower cluster
Number of American farms vs size of farms
Number of farms - decreasing
Size of farms - increasing
50% small farms (hobby farms)
- >100 acres
,AGRONOMY FINAL REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS 2025/2026
UPDATED BEST GRADED A+ FOR PASS
- >$10,000 in annual sales
- Dependent on off farm income
4% large farms
- 2,500 acres
-<500,000 in annual sales
- Account for half of total agricultural production
- higher profit margin
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
s a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining
biological, cultural, physical and chemical tools in a way
that minimizes economic, health and environmental risks.
IPM programs use 5 basic methods to control a pest
problem:
* biological
* cultural
* mechanical / physical
, AGRONOMY FINAL REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS 2025/2026
UPDATED BEST GRADED A+ FOR PASS
* chemical
* genetic
Stoma
any of the minute pores in the epidermis of the leaf or
stem of a plant, forming a slit of variable width that
allows movement of gases in and out of the intercellular
spaces.
Why was 1862 an important year (what 3 things were
established that year)
-Homestead Act: a special act of Congress that made
public lands in the West available to settlers without
payment, usually in lots of 160 acres, to be used as farms
-USDA: United States Department of Agriculture; any
place which $1000 or more of agriculture products are
sold annually
-Morrill Act: an act of Congress granting each state
30,000 acres of land for each member it had in Congress,
